Livvy Dunne reacts to Paul Skenes and Bobby Witt Jr. viral Team USA moment originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
After a highlight involving Bobby Witt Jr. made waves during Team USA action, the reaction from Paul Skenes quickly spread across social media.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe Pittsburgh Pirates’ superstar pitcher shared his appreciation for the play online, writing, “Bobby’s play, that’s one of the best plays I’ve ever seen.”
The admiration between the two young stars went both ways. Witt praised Skenes’ performance on the mound after the game.
“Yeah, I like standing out there watching it,” Witt said. “[He] was special, setting the tone for us and it was great!”
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The moment soon reached Skenes’ girlfriend, Livvy Dunne, who joined the online conversation with a lighthearted response on her Instagram story.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementDunne shared a post referencing a comment from Kevin Durant that read, “Paul Skenes is a dawg,” adding her own caption: “Sometimes u gotta just sit back, relax, and agree with KD.”
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She also reposted a “distracted boyfriend” meme that had been edited to show Skenes reacting to Witt’s play.
The image quickly circulated online and had already been viewed over three million times on the X app.
Between Witt’s highlight, Skenes’ admiration and Dunne’s playful reaction, the moment quickly became one of the more entertaining social media storylines surrounding Team USA.
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